GAO Cites Progress on Human Capital Management
GAO has said that one high-risk issues that cuts across agency lines, strategic human capital management, has shown improvement since …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersProbe Sought of EPA Employee Compliance with Records-Keeping
The chairmen of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and its oversight subcommittee have asked the EPA’s inspector general …More
GAO Finds Some Issues with Purchase Cards
About a fifth of government-wide transactions using purchase cards lack complete documentation to substantiate the approval process, GAO has said. …More
GSA to Hold Acquisition Training Event
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service will host a two-day training symposium April 25-26 in Huntsville, Ala., offering “acquisition training on GSA …More
More Details Provided on Exceptions to Hiring Freeze
OPM has issued further guidance on the Trump administration’s general hiring freeze, addressing some less common situations not addressed in …More
Don’t Stop Recruiting, Agencies Told
Agencies should continue creating and filling positions that are exempt from the general hiring freeze, new guidance from OPM says, …More
GAO Issues Another Call to Boost Cyber Staffing
GAO has issued another call to boost cybersecurity staffing in federal agencies–a theme repeatedly sounded by that agency an others …More
Official Time to Get Further Scrutiny
Two House committees will hold a hearing Thursday on the VA’s use of official time, the opening of expected continued …More
Agency Operations Bills Set to Advance
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee plans to advance as soon as today (February 14) bills related to agency …More
Top Senator on Agency Oversight Invites Whistleblowers
The top Democrat on the main Senate committee overseeing the federal workforce, Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, has suggested that …More
Get Creative in Filling High-Demand Jobs, MSPB Advises
Filling vacancies in high-demand occupations can be done, and even done quickly, but agencies must “think critically and creatively” and …More
Expansion of VA Bargaining Rights Proposed
Legislation (HR-980) has been reintroduced in the House to expand bargaining rights of VA nurses, physicians and other health care …More
EPA Needs to Better Track Grants Workload, Says GAO
EPA grants management staffing declined over 2006-2015 “but it is unclear how workloads may have changed” during that period because …More
Hill Leaders Seek to Speed OPM Nomination
Bipartisan leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have urged President Trump to move quickly to nominate an …More
EPA Sends Ethics Reminder on Communications by Employees
The EPA has issued an ethics reminder to employees stating that they are “free to express yourself about matters that …More
Air Force Unveils Leader Development Course
The Air Force has announced a new leadership development course for GS-12 and -13 and equivalent civilian employee grades, saying …More
IG Finds Weaknesses in DoD Evaluations of Contractors
DoD organizations completed comprehensive and timely contractor performance assessment reports for nonsystems contracts as required by government-wide and DoD policies, …More
VA Lacks Accurate Measure of Official Time, Says GAO
The VA does not accurately track the time its employees spend on official time–on-the-clock time that employees with union responsibilities …More
Navy Reminds of Responsibility to Protect Information
The Navy’s CIO office has posted a reminder regarding responsibilities of Navy civilian and military personnel to protect personal information …More
Discipline for Misconduct Need Not Be Identical, MSPB Says
The general requirement that employees who commit similar misconduct must be disciplined in a similar way does not necessarily mean …More
Bill Reintroduced on Duty to Keep Records
Legislation (HR-745) has been reintroduced in the House to strengthen records-keeping requirements for federal agencies, including specifying that they would …More
Citizen Satisfaction with Government Rebounded in 2016
Citizen satisfaction with government services returned in 2016 to about the level of 2012 after falling each of the three …More
DoD, VA Take Different Tacks in Freeze Exceptions
The government’s two largest departments in terms of employees, DoD and VA, have taken different tacks toward deciding which of …More
DoD Freeze Policy Leaves Some Discretion to Lower Levels
While DoD has defined certain functions department-wide as exempt from the general government hiring freeze, it left other decisions in …More
GSA Starts New Competition for Charge Card Contract
The GSA has issued a request for proposals for SmartPay 3, including purchase, travel, fleet, and integrated charge card services …More
CIO Council Assesses State of Federal IT
The CIO Council has issued a report on the state of federal IT and directions for the future. According to …More
Salary Boost for Some Intelligence Employees Sought
In a sign that the intelligence agencies are experiencing the same issues in recruiting and retaining employees in the STEM …More
IGs Thankful for New Powers, but Still Have Concerns
The recent enactment of the IG Empowerment Act has led to immediate improvements in access by IG auditors and investigators …More
GAO Raises Security Concerns about Building Ownership
Of buildings leased by GSA and occupied by federal agencies that require higher levels of security protection, at least 20–which …More
EPA Transition Head Seeks to Calm Workforce
The Trump administration’s transition team leader for the EPA has issued a memo to agency employees seeking to downplay concerns …More
